SAN DIEGO – Winners of its last six games, including a 10-point victory at Gonzaga, which has only lost twice in its last 92 home games, the San Diego State men's basketball team returned to both the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Polls, slotting in at No. 19 in both organization's rankings. SDSU totaled 386 points in the AP poll and 198 in the Coaches poll and is one of three Mountain West programs to be ranked this week.
With its appearance in this week's AP poll, San Diego State is ranked for the 104th week since the start of the 2010-11 season, more than any other program in the state of California in that time frame.
San Diego State is ranked No. 19 for the sixth time in school history. SDSU has appeared in every position in the poll between No. 4 and No. 25, except for No. 12.
Today's poll ranking, released on Jan. 8, marks the sixth time SDSU has appeared in the AP Top 25 on this date.
Jan. 8, 2011 No. 6
Jan. 8, 2012 No. 24
Jan. 8, 2013 No. 16
Jan. 8, 2014 No. 13
Jan. 8, 2020 No. 7
San Diego State puts its No. 19 rankings on the line tomorrow evening, Tuesday, Jan. 9, against San Jose State at Provident Credit Union Event Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. PT and the game will be carried on CBS Sports Network.
Aztec Men’s Hoops at No. 19/19 in National Polls
